Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians, as a Hamas official said no progress had been made at talks in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war. CBC | World News
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Long lineups and ‘abnormal exhaustion’: Daily life for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis camp
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Read More »Israel-Hamas truce offers respite from violence — but Gaza’s displaced just want to go home
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Read More »Millions displaced amid mounting crisis in Sudan
Millions of people in Sudan have been displaced after seven months of fighting between Sudan’s army and a paramilitary group, and concerns of a humanitarian crisis are growing among aid groups. CBC | World News
Read More »Nearly 7 million displaced during Congo’s decades-long conflict, UN says
A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Catastrophe’ looms as displaced Syrians flee toward closed Turkish border
Syrian families have been fleeing their homes and pushing toward a closed border with Turkey as government troops backed by Russia seek to regain control of the last opposition enclave in the country. CBC | World News
Read More »140,000 Syrians displaced in past 3 days due to ongoing offensive
More than 140,000 Syrians have been displaced in the past three days alone by violence in the country’s northwest, bringing the total of those uprooted in a Syrian government offensive against the last opposition stronghold to over 800,000. CBC | World News
Read More »Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal for potential return of displaced Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an agreement covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. CBC | World News
Read More »Millions of displaced Congolese face starvation, UN food agency says
The head of the UN’s World Food Programme warns that three million people face severe hunger in just one conflict region of Congo. CBC | World News
Read More »New York City braces for influx of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria
New York City officials are bracing for tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans fleeing the devastation of Hurricane Maria. CBC | World News
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